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Mark Dunning

Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

I am an RCVS and EBVS specialist in small animal internal medicine.

I am also Head of Internal Medicine at Willows Referral Service in Solihull.

Teaching Summary

I deliver lectures, practicals and facilitated sessions on the majority of the clinical modules including urinary, LCB, cardiotrespiratory, endocrinology and gastroenterology.

I am also involved in final rotations and run problem-based medicine and clinical reasoning sessions to help students develop robust decision-making in clinical settings.

Research Summary

One of my current areas of interest and research activity is in the development of non-invasive diagnostic techniques and the identification of biomarkers that can help with decision-making in… read more

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Current Research

One of my current areas of interest and research activity is in the development of non-invasive diagnostic techniques and the identification of biomarkers that can help with decision-making in clinical settings. A number of current projects are being carried out including those evaluating remote markers of disease activity in blood, urine and faeces.

A further area of my research activity is in the development of owner and breeder focused canine research. This approach has been designed to empower and enhance owner and breeder involvement in prospective research projects. The ethos is that those people owning and breeding dogs have fundamental questions over the health of their animals. This approach is therefore dedicated to facilitating the development of these concerns into active research projects. At present we are collaborating with a number of breed groups and involve a number of primary research and clinical research groups within the School of Veterinary medicine and Science and the University of Nottingham and other groups in the UK, along with groups in the USA and Europe. One particular area of breed-specific research is into the apparent breed predispositions to the develop and outcome of canine osteosarcoma and other cancers. This is in collaboration with a number of groups both within and outside of the University of Nottingham. This research is allied to similar research in humans and in breeds in both the USA and Europe.

In addition to these areas, I am passionate about student engagement with research and run clinical research projects for students who are keen to experience research. These projects are designed around the students individual areas of interest. These projects have invariably led to students presenting their research at international conferences and writing their research up for publication in peer reviewed journals.

Past Research

My historic research background is in experimental neuroscience. This primarily investigated the potential for glial cells to be labeled with a number of different paramagnetic contrast agents in vitro prior to transplantation into the CNS. The impact of this labeling on the function of the glial cells was assessed both in vitro and in vivo. The ability of the fates of those labeled cells to be followed in vivo using MRI was also investigated at various time points.

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School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
University of Nottingham
Sutton Bonington Campus
Leicestershire, LE12 5RD